RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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,,,,,,##,# THE  COMPUTER  IS  A VERY COMMON TOOL IN ,####,#,,#
#,,,,,#,## THE FUTURES, AND IN SOME WAYS  EVEN NOW. ,#,,,###,#
,#,,,,###, ITS  JOB IS TO  DO VAST AMOUNTS OF SMALL ###,,#,,##
###,,,#,,# CALCULATIONS  IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. #,,#,##,#,
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,#,##,#,## MOST WORK  ON THE PRINCIPLES  OF  POSING ,,##,,##,,
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###,#,#,,# THAT  DAEMONS  CAN   SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM #,,,,,,,,,
#,,#####,#    WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE   ##,,,,,,,,
##,#,,,,## DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ,,#,,,,,,,
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#,,#,##,#,   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   ,,,###,,,,
##,###,### CLERKS TO PRAY  TO THE "GODS"  OF  THEIR #,,#,,#,,,
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###,#,#,#, WORK,  FOR   A  QUICK   AND  FAULT  FREE ,,##,##,#,
#,,#######                OPERATION.                #,#,##,###
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,#,,,#,,,,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ###,,#,###
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#,,#,#,#,,      »»# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #»»      #,,###,,#,
##,######,        »»# FOR QUIET AND CALM #»»        ##,#,,#,##
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,##,,,#,,#     »»# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #»»     #,,#######
##,#,,##,#            »»# AND AT EASE #»»           ##,#,,,,,,
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###,,####,     »»# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #»»     #,#,,#,,,,
#,,#,#,,,#     »»# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #»»     ####,##,,,
##,####,,#   »»# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #»»   ,,,,##,#,,
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###,#,,###    »»# OFFER A CUP OF STEAMING TEA #»»   ##,,###,,#
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           TO    BE    A     KIND     OF    PRAYER?           
           AS   IN,   YOU   MAKE   A    CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,    AND   USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.  AS   IN,  YOU'RE  USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
           ...I'D  ASK  FOR  A   HANDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
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